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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22
THE EVENING STAR

PUBLISHED DAILY. Except Sunday,
AT THE STAR BUILDINGS
Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave- and 11th st., By
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
s. II. KAUFMAN. f,e,x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

DASAiNuOASdkD GUESTS AT THE BRITISH LEGATION
BUILDING LAST EVENING.
Minister west gave grand dinner at the British
legation residence last evening in honor OF the
queens jubilee. The interior OF the mansion was
beautifully decorated with flowers and nags. A
large portrait OF the queen hung at the head of
the grand staircase. Above it was floral crown,
with streamers hanging on either side, one bear
Ing tne date 1887, the year in which Victoria as
cended the throne; the other bearing the date
1887! Inc dinner table was handsomely decor
ated. Minister West sat at the head OF the table,
with Secretary Falrchild on his right and Secre-
tary Whitney on his left. Facing them were Sec
re retary Bayard, Admiral Porter. and the Haytian
minister. The other guests were: Minister ROM
ero, OF Mexico; Minister Gano, OF Chill; Baron
Fava, Italian minister; Baron 1taJuba, Brazilian
minister; Minister Quesada, OF the Argentine Re-
public; Minister Reuterskiold, OF sweden and Nor
way; Minister Roustan, OF France; viscount
Nogu1eras, Portuguese minister; Baron Lovenorn
Danish minister; Minister Carter, Of Hawaii; !;
Minister kuki, OF Japan; Mr.. Shu Cheon Pom,
Chinese charge d'affatres; Baron Rosen, Russian
charge d'anaires; Mr.. j. Bancroft Davis, Mr.. Cald-
eron Carlisle, Hon. Henry Edwardes, secretary Of
British legation; Second Secretary Horace A. Hell
var, Third Secretary E. B. Lehman, and Acting
T11rQ Secretary Cecil A. SDrinp-Rice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

MRS. CLEVELANDS VACATION TRIP.-ClaSS-day
exercises at Wells College, Aurora, n Y, took
place yesterday morning. Mrs. Cleveland was
present. In the afternoon she attended the gradu-
atlng exercises Of the Cayuga Lake Military
Academy, also at Aurora. In company with her
classmates to-day she will attend an excursion on
the lake after the commencement exercises, and
Will probably start for washington on Friday.
Mrs. Cleveland visited the Cayuga Lake Military
Academy Yesterday morning, and witnessed the
dress parade by the cadets. Col. Lamont passed
yesterday in New York city and left at 9 p. m. for
his home near Cortland, N. Y, which is not far
escort Mrs. Cleveland back to WASHINGTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

tary Maynard has granted the application of the
Mechanics Institute OF San Francisco for per-
mission to exhibit, without payment OF duties,
foreign goods intended for the coming exposition
tons usually prescribed in such cases. one OF which
is that the exhibition building be bonded as q
warehouse OF class J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

SENATOR HAMPTON was in the city to-day. He
leaves tonight for Canada on salmon-fsh1ng ex-
pedit1On, but says he intends to return to WASH
ingtOn In the fall to fish for black bass in the
Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

THE MEETING CALLED FOR TO-MOR-
ROW on JACKSON GROVE CAMP
GROUNDS will not be held.
1t VIM. j. O. DULANY President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Cleveland will attend
the centennial exercises Of Clinton and the sew
enty-fifth anniversary OF Hamilton College on
Wednesday, July 49, at Utica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

THE ROYAL TEA AND COFFEE
- Store" 1878 NJ St, Georgetown are selling
their goods lower than any similar store in the Dis
trict. Give a call. jelO-2wt
JAMES s. HAYS CO., 327I Nj ST.
49, Georgetown -CrOckery, Observation-Disclosures
&c.-are offering Refrigerators Water Coolers, Ice
Cream Ereezers Fly Fans Window Screens Fruit Jars
and Jelly Glasses at bottom prices. ielO-2W+
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

SENATOR HARRIS is in washington. Since the
adjournment OF Congress he has spent most of the
time on his rancho in Texas, but he has also
visited his home in TENNESSEE. He will be here
about week longer,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

SENATOR TELLER returned to the city to-day,
looking much improved from his sojourn III Colo
RADIO. He said he had been spending most OF the
time since the adjournment Of Congress On his
rancho, and his Sun-brOwned complexion showed
that 1t had agreed with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

ARMY ORDERs-1st Lieut.. v. Il. Br1dgman I'd
artillery, has been ordered to join his proper sta
tiOn upon being relieved from duty at Wtllett's
Point, N. Y. Leave for three months has been
Capt w. L. Fisk, Corps OF Engineers, has been re-
neved from duty at the Military Academy and Or
dered TO report by letter to the Chief OF Engineers
AN ALLEGED TOBACCO FRAUD.-The collector of
customs at Key West, Fla, has reported to the
Treasury Department that printed cigar and Gig
arctic labels are being imported at that port with
the evident intention OF deceiving the trade by
placing them on boxes OF domestic cigars and Gig
arettes, and thereby impressing the purchaser
Inc smuggled goods" He asked IL 1t is not his
duty to destroy them. Assistant Secretary May
nard has Informed him in reply that there does
not appear to be any authority for the course Sug-
gested, and says further that such destruction
does not seem to be demanded in the interests OF
United States may Just as wen BE used for the
purpose stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

CRITICALLY ILL.-Mr. Levi Bacon, financial or
disbursing clerk Of the Patent Office, is at the
point OF death, and his recovery is despaired OF.
He came to Washington in 1878 with Secretary
Zach. Chandler, Of Michigan, and was appointed
November II, 1873. to his present position. Since
that time he has resided in Washington. The
salary OF the Office is &, 600 per year.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum-
mer can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length Of time, and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid in advance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-22

COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE INVEST
DNa MENT COMPANY.
A dividend of ga 80 is declared on each share
payable the first WEDNESDAY in July. By order Of
the Board Of Trustees.
N. A. POOLE, President.
f. DOHAMEI. Secretary 11-.(fs
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Two Thousand People Killed.

4 later disl1atch from Rome Italy, re-
ports an appalling increase in the number of
earthquake victims Says the dispatch:
Accounts Of the earthquake disaster con-
tinue to arrive. The total number Of deaths
reported up to the present time is about 900.
Shocks were felt at Parma, Turin and Cosen-
n. UndulatonS of the earth were noticed at
Catania in Sicily, at the foot Of Mount Etna.
The most startling news comes from the
Gcnoese Riviera Over 1,500 people were
killed in that district At the village of Ba-
jardo, situated at the top of hill, a number
of the inhabitants took refuge i'll church
whel the shocks were first felt. A subse-
quent and greater shock demolished the
church and 800 of the people who were in it
were killed. The destruction of property in
the regions of Italy visited by the earthquake
was immense and widespread.
Another shock was felt at Mentonc It was
so severe that houses were shaken. No one was
injured. Additional details concerning the
damage done show that in some cases villages
built on the mountain sides were toppled into
the valley. Three railway trains have been
dispatched with food for the sufferers. Sol
diers have also been sent to assist them. Re
ports show that the disturbances killed two
persons and injured ten at Nice: killed four
and injured two at Bar; killed two and i'll
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DESTRUCTIVE STORMS.

A Bridge Blown Down, with Loss
of Lifc-Trains Overturned.
A high wind from the south swept down
the Genesee River channel at Rochester on
Friday. 1t caught two large poles which carry
elegraph wires across the Court street bridge,
and when they fell they carried two spans
of the bridge down with them. Persons
in an office on the bank of the river sow An
ME Graham 60 down with the wreck into
the food. The river was high, and the
torrent carried her rapidly away. The
last they saw Of her she was passing
beneath the canal aluoduct. Other
persons saw a man carried away
with the bridge. He was seen going down
the river, making frantic but unsuccessful
efforts to catch a plank floating near him.
Three other employees of w. S. Kimball e.
Go. we're missing, and there were fears that
they too were swept down the river.
In Denver, Col, on the same day, the wind
blew at the rate Of sixty miles an hour, and
! many buildings were unroofed, smokestacks,
chimneys, and telegraph and telephone poles
! leveled with the ground, and plate-slass
| windows broken.
On the Denver and Rio Grandc Railway,
| four miles north Of Colorado Springs, the
north Inbound Salt Lake express, consisting of
two sleeping cars two passenger coaches,
aud baggage and mail car, was blown from
the track at three O'Clock A. NJ, and the mail
car and its contents were destroyed by fire.
Had the accident happened while the train
was Oh a high embankment short distance
further on, the loss of life would have been
great. Fortunately no one was in ju! ed n
| freight train of twenty cars on side track
waiting for the express to pass was also do
rallied by the wind, and the cars were bally
damaged.
The passenger train of three coaches which
left Denver ON tho Denver and South Park
Road for Morrison, at eight o'clock, was
lifted from the track by terrific blast and
hurled down an embankment twelve miles
from the city One passenger had
his leg broken, and others were
bruised. Near Como, on the same
road, the lcadville express was blown over q
bridge and nearly all of the passengers and
train men were severely injured and the
coaches badly wrecked. All incoming trains
OIL the various roads were from five to ten
! hours late on account of the storm.
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NEWSY GLEANINGs.

TIE Indians still hold l3i,OOO,0OO acres in
the United States.
A BILL to give convicts a college education
is before the Wisconsin Legislature.
THERE are 40S members o. Congress, but
only 3S3 nre connected with churches.
A TINY boat with twoIne1 in it is making
tho voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to
London.
TIE wheat of Washington Territory
for 1856 is placed at 5000 bushels, from
an acreage Of $4,000.
INDIAN CORN is raised in some parts Of Ger.
many, but the farmers mako no other use OF
it than to feed it to their geese.
THE dome of the United States Capitol is
2S1x feet high. The weight of the lror
alone in tho dome is S,90J,2UO pounds.
A WONDERFUL gold mine has been discov'
cred in Sonora, Mexico The minors get pure
metal by breaking the quartz with ham,
merS.
r. S. BALDWIN, Il San Francisco aeronaut.
re .cutly made O successful descent from
balloon IN that city by means OF parachute
from light of 1000 feet.
TIE busin S. of exporting apples is inrreas
ing. Two years ago 10000 barrels wert
>hiprel from the port Of New York: II
lS;5 10, 900 barrels, AMI last year 34'':oW
barrels.
THERE are in Switzerland 1000 hotels con
tanning -, 800 beds and employing $1,000 ser
wants. The gross income from these hosah
is considerably more than the annual budge'
of the Confederation.
THERE are about l0) gypsy families quar-
tcrel at Buffalo, and about every tribe in the
United States is represented One tribe
largely represented at Buffalo is rnled by the
oldest gypsy Queen in tine world.
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LATER NEWS.

4 PRESBYTERIAN preacher in Pittsburg,
Penn, has begun to illustrate his sermons
with largo oil paintings.
TIE first tornado ever reported west Of the
Rocky Mountains occurred the other day
near Oroville, Cal, destroying cabins and
fences.
THERE has been big drop in the Chicago
wheat market.
TIE German Government has majority Of
about forty-fve members in the new Reichs-
tag.
FRENCH and German Government agents
are visiting NIL the fairs in the north of Eng
gland, and making large purchases of horses
suitable for military purposes.
Two immense fly wheels in the Brison roll
Ing mills at Pont Belgium,
few into fragments, totally wreciing the
works. Three workmen were killed and
thirty-two injured.
AT an Interstate Agricultural Convention
in Lake Charles, La, seventy-fve delegates,
representing Western and Southern States,
were present. Governor McEnery, of Louisi-
ana, made all address, and papers were read
on matters pertaining to emigration and ag-
riculture.
THE Indiana Supreme Court has decided
that the contest between the two parties for
the Lieutenant G overnorship should he left
to the Legislature. When the decision was
made known "Wednesday Green Smith Dcm.),
who had been presiding over the Senate,
told the doorkcepers to admit no one to the
Senate Chamber without his permission. Col
onel Robertson Qtep) on Thursday entered
the Senate and stated ho had been elected
Licutenant-G Governor, and demanded his scat
rs presiding officer. Smith ordered Robert
sons removal and lie was elected by door
keepers amid great excitement. Just prcvi-
Gus TO this scene inside the Senate Chamber
there Lad hccn Il terrific melee outside be-
tween the doorkccpcrs and some Of the Scna-
tors. One Senator struck another, a fierce
struggle between the contending factions TO-.
lowed, and for time there was great danger
of bloodshed. Smith continued to preside
over the Senate, and all the Republican Sena-
tors followed Robertson.
A NATIONAL Industrial Labor Conference,
having for its object the formation Of a new
party, has been in session at Cincinnati. The
delegates represented the Greenbackers,
Knights of Labor, Woman Sufragists, and
Workingmcn; and these various clements
were merged into an organization to he called
the United Labor Party
SENATOR INGALLS, was chosen Oh Friday to
preside over future deliberations of the Sell
ate, Mr.. Sherman having resigned his position
as presiding officer.
THE striking miners Of Lancashire, Eng
land, have submitted to their employers
terms.
THREE Russian officers implicated IL re-
Gently discovered military plot have been
hanged at St. Petersburg.
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The official report of the recent battle
between the Italians and the Abyssinians
at Saati, in which every Italian officer
and soldier in the engagement was
killed, is tale of hardihood and bravery.
The Italians were entirely surrounded,
but they formed hollow square and
Tough to the last man and the last car
fridge. The relief party is said to have
found the bodies lying in ranks in the
position in which the men fought. 1t is
a significant fact that wherever an adj
vanced civilization has invaded less
civilized or barbarous country, the in
vaders have taught the others lesson in
courage. 4 prominent instance is the
charge of the Light Brigade at Bala-
klava, the bravest and most desperate feat
of military daring on record-in which
600 men rode to what they knew to be
certain death to most of their number
knowing, too, that the order to charge
was the result of blunder-which oc-
CURED during the invasion Of the Crimea
by England and France.
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BISMARCK WINS.
The German Government Sue.
cessful in the Elections
A Majority Secured For the Seven
Years. War Measure.

The elections to the new German Reich
stag were regarded with extraordinary in
terest throughout the civilized world, because
it was believed Government defeat would
hasten European war. The result has been
positive victory for Prince Bismarck, 80
far as the passing Of the Septennate bill is
concerned. The greatest gains have been
made by the National Liberals Government
supporters, who will have 80 seats, as
against 40 in the old Reichstag. They are
reported to have been successful all through
Germany. The new German Liberals, who
opposed the Septennate or seven years war
measure, have suffered disastrous defeat every
where. Eugene Richter, their leader, is
reported as admitting that the prospects OF
his party are very gloomy.
The Socialists, though casting an immense
vote, lose few seats. The Centrists (Cleri-
cal parity will be returned in their old
strength, but, on account Of the abolition Of
the Falk laws, with decreased vigor in op--
posing the army bills. The defeat of
Herr Liebknecht, the oldest and, with Bebel,
the greatest leader Of the German Social DEM
ocrats, is somewhat of a surprise. As ma
jority of all the votes is required In the dis.
trict, many new or secondary elections viii
be held. The Socialists, Rebel and Vollmarr,
have yet to pass through the ordeal of second
airy election.
Bennigsen, the leader Of the National Liber::
ais, has been elected. Herr Meier, National
Liberal, President of the North German
Lloyd at Bremen, will be pitted on a second
ballot against New German Liberal. Court
Chaplain Stoecker has been elected by the aid
of the National Liberals, though his party has
suffered defeat
Count Moltke has been returned by an i'm
mense majority from Meinel. Prince Leopold
of Hohenzollern, whose candidature was sup.
ported by the Kaiser, has been defeated al
Dusseldorf by the Clerical Lucius.
The Berlin National Zeitung, commenting
upon the election, says: "The results, as far
as known, give presage Of brilliant septen,
mist victory. The results ascertained this
afternoon include 26 seats won from the
Reichstag majority of January a.
while the National Liberals have
wrested from their opponents twenty
districts, of which twelve were lost by New
German Liberals, three by Centrists. five by
Socialists and three by Democrats. The New
German Liberals have veritably suffered
crushing defeat.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

REAGAN, of Texas, will be the only farmef
n the next Senate. E or
EX-SENATOR BLANCHE z. BRUCE, colored,
has turned lecturer. -
SUSAN B. ANTHONY has just had her six.
ty.seventh birthday.
Boston CoRBETT, who shot Booth. the.
assassin of Lincoln, is assistant bookkeepef
in the Kansas Legislature. -
ONE of the offerings to Queen Victoria on
her Jubilee is to be co lection Of fifty tales
by the great English novelists.
AUGUST BELMoNI's real name Is Schoen-e
berg. When he came to this country from
Germany he assumed the name he now bears
W. n. SMITH, the leader Of the House Of
8 Commons, is described as cold and hard.
hearted business man, incapable OF moving
an audience. t-s7
The suggestion that Americans should
erect in Agiers tablet to the memory OF
Commodore De -atur seems to meet with
general favor. -.. ~ % ~
LORD CRANBRooK IA the oldest of tho
British Cabinet Ministers, at seventy-twos
years, and Mr.. A. j. Balfour, at thirty eight,
is the youngest.
The Indianapolis Neus reports that tn
fund to erect monument to Mr.. Hendricks
sis slowly climbing its way above its tenth
thousand dollars"
WHITAKER whose hazing when colored,
cadet at West Point became national t)pic,.
is now the junior member Of q leading law
firm of Charleston, s. G. ..--.
WILLIAM SAVAGE BURNS, Of the class Of
Yale, 81, has a remarkable memory. He
can give the full name and address Of the
LOO students in thu University.
PRINCE ALERT VICTOR, Of Wales, has
completed his twenty-third year, but is stin
one of the leastknown members Of the royal
family. He seldom appears in public.
GENERAL n. P. BANKS. who Is now ssv-
enty-one years of age, still holds the Office OF
United States Marshal in Boston, and runs
an experimental farm Of sixty acres just out
side the city. -
PRESIDENT DEPEw, Of tho New York
Central Railroad, has offered prize Of s., COD
for the best device for heating cars without
putting fire In them. The offer remains open.
for six months. ~
DR.. THOMAS A. EMMET, Of New York,
who owns one of the finest collections Of
Washington's letters and manuscripts in the
country, is granddaughter of Emmett, the
famous Irish patriot. .. ....<
JOHN G. CALHOUN, of South Carolina,
grandson Of the great nulliier, has thu Sec
ond largest cotton field in the United States.
He was Captain in the Confederate service
at eighteen. He is now forty-one.
Ex-Governor BATE, who is to represent
Tennessee in the Senate, was at Bull Run.
was dangerously wounded at Shiloh, had
three horses killed under him at Chickamauga
and was again wounded, and is now poor
man.
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VERY OLD PEOPLE.

IN Galveston, Antoine Irvine died recently,
aged 100
HUGH McCAsL1S, of Donnellson, ILL.,, Is
whooping with the whooping cough as he did
lust ninety-one years ago.
A MAJoR-GENERALo of the old Maine militia
still lives in Windsor, n. S., in the person of
Hendel Whidden, aged ninety-si1. He is q
pensioner of 1872.
WHEN John Crossman died at China, Me-. +,
recently, at the age of ninety-six, he left six
sons and one granddaughter, ,tlnrty-two grand
children and forty eat-grandchildren.
AT recent Baptist Church festival in New
Haven Mrs. Nancy German, who is ninety
one years of age. sang song of her childhood,
and received an overwhelming ovation.
CHRISTINA OSBORN, of West Point Pleas
ant, Va, was supposed to have died pauper
at the age of eighty-six but i'll drawer Of
her ricketty bureau was found an old apron
in which was wrapped $4,000 in gold and Sill
yer.
CHARLES KING. of Middleton, Mass, was
the liveliest guest Mt a reception at Danvers
recently, although he has just passed the
1OGth anniversary of his birth. He OCCASION
ally takes q five-mile walk, and enjoys the
best of health. He was born in Ottawa on
January Is, 1881 One of his brothers lived
to be 107, and another saw his 10th birthday.
He is drawing two pensions, one for service
in the British army, in 1872, and the other for
service in an Indian war.
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Senator-elect Reagan, of Texas, when
he speaks is never at case, it is said, I'M
less he has string in his hand, and he
keeps pulling this through his fingers as
he talks. His fayoritc position, when
listening to discussion in the House, is
sitting back in his chair with piece of
white letter paper in his hands. This he
folds up carefully, and with his jack
knife cuts through the folds. The two
pieces of paper he then lays togher, folds
them, and cuts them in pieces. He re-
duccs these pieces still smaller in the
same way, and when he has used up one
piece Of paper he takes another. So he
goes on for hours at a time, until his
desk is Uttered with scraps of paper and
the floor surrounding it looks like that
about the scissors editor of newspaper.